ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT
Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.
Explore the Peshitta — the Syriac New Testament — through its triliteral Aramaic roots. Hebrew and Arabic cognates, interlinear reader, and a living map of how each root hardened into Greek.
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Read the Peshitta — the 4th–5th century Syriac translation of the New Testament — with transliteration and modern translation side by side. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the settings menu settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܚܣܝܪ | ḥsyr khsyr |
lack, need | Matthew 19:20 Luke 12:20 Romans 4:20 2 Corinthians 11:24 2 Corinthians 12:11 James 1:5 Proverbs 6:32 Proverbs 10:1 Proverbs 10:13 Proverbs 10:18 Proverbs 11:12 Proverbs 12:11 Proverbs 15:21 Proverbs 24:30 Proverbs 28:16 |
| ܢܚܣܪ | nḥsr nkhsr |
[impf]lack, need | Matthew 16:26 Mark 8:36 Luke 9:25 1 Corinthians 3:15 Titus 3:13 Psalms 23:1 Proverbs 28:27 Isaiah 51:14 |
| ܚܣܝܪܝ | ḥsyry khsyry |
lack, need | Luke 11:40 Luke 24:25 Romans 1:30 Galatians 3:1 Ephesians 5:17 |
| ܚܣܪ | ḥsr khsr |
lack, need Peal | Luke 15:14 Luke 22:35 Proverbs 31:11 |
| ܬܚܣܪ | tḥsr thkhsr |
[impf]lack, need | Luke 22:32 Psalms 34:11 Proverbs 13:25 |
| ܕܚܣܝܪ | dḥsyr dkhsyr |
lack, need | Hebrews 12:15 Proverbs 21:17 Proverbs 30:2 |
| ܘܕܚܣܝܪ | wdḥsyr wdkhsyr |
lack, need | Proverbs 9:4 Proverbs 9:16 Proverbs 12:8 |
| ܡܚܣܪ | mḥsr mkhsr |
[ptcp]lack, need | Proverbs 14:23 Proverbs 29:4 |
| ܘܚܣܪ | wḥsr wkhsr |
and-lack, need | John 2:3 2 Corinthians 11:9 |
| ܚܣܝܪܘܬܐ | ḥsyrwtʾ khsyrwth' |
lack, need | 2 Corinthians 9:12 Colossians 1:24 |
| ܚܣܝܪܘܬܗ | ḥsyrwth khsyrwthh |
lack, need | Mark 12:44 Luke 21:4 |
| ܚܣܝܪܐ | ḥsyrʾ khsyr' |
lack, need | Mark 10:21 Luke 18:22 |
| ܘܚܣܝܪܝܢ | wḥsyryn wkhsyryn |
lack, need | Romans 3:23 James 2:15 |
| ܘܚܣܝܪ̈ܝ | wḥsyry wkhsyry |
lack, need | Psalms 49:11 Proverbs 8:5 |
| ܘܚܣܪܘ | wḥsrw wkhsrw |
and-lack, need[3pl] Peal | Proverbs 22:3 Proverbs 27:12 |
| ܕܚܣܝܪܐ | dḥsyrʾ dkhsyr' |
lack, need | 1 Thessalonians 3:10 |
| ܚܣܪܬ | ḥsrt khsrth |
lack, need[perf] Peal | Philippians 3:8 |
| ܚܣܝܪܬ | ḥsyrt khsyrth |
lack, need | Proverbs 9:13 |
| ܕܚܣܝܪܢ | dḥsyrn dkhsyrn |
lack, need | Titus 1:5 |
| ܚܣܪܟ | ḥsrk khsrk |
lack, need-your | Philemon 1:18 |
| ܚܣܝܪܝܢ | ḥsyryn khsyryn |
lack, need | James 1:4 |
| ܕܚܣܝܪܝ | dḥsyry dkhsyry |
lack, need | Romans 2:20 |
| ܠܚܣܝܪܝ | lḥsyry lkhsyry |
lack, need | 2 Corinthians 11:19 |
| ܕܚܣܝܪ̈ܝ | dḥsyry dkhsyry |
lack, need | Proverbs 1:32 |
| ܕܚܣܪ | dḥsr dkhsr |
of-lack, need | Philippians 4:11 |
| ܘܒܚܣܝܪܘܬܐ | wbḥsyrwtʾ wbkhsyrwth' |
lack, need | Philippians 4:12 |
| ܡܚܣܪ̈ܢ | mḥsrn mkhsrn |
[ptcp]lack, need-them | Proverbs 21:5 |
| ܘܒܚܣܝܪ̈ܝ | wbḥsyry wbkhsyry |
lack, need | Proverbs 7:7 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| חָסֵר | khaser | lacking, without |
| חֶסְרוֹן | khesron | deficiency, lack |
| חִסָּרוֹן | khissaron | deficiency, lack |
| חַסְרָן | khasran | deficient, scarce |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| خَسِرَ | khasira | to lose |
| خَسَارَة | khasāra | loss |
| خَاسِر | khasir | loser |
| مَخْسُور | makshur | impoverished, lost |